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Show AUGUST 17,2006 THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER Page 10 HARRIS WINS TITLE OF MISS GARFIELD COUNTY 2006 435.638-1040 Weekend Dinner ggogTOAaBg^ Specials Mon- Sat* 7 am -10 pm Sundays • 7 am - 8 pm JANET ADAMS TO SERVE AS INTERIM PRINCIPAL AT EHS The Garfield County School Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Janet Adams as the Interim Principal of Escalante High School in Escalante, Utah. Ms. Adams is replacing Angie Alvey who has taken an administrative position in private education. Leading up to her appointment at Escalante High School, Janet Adams has served for the last three years as Principal at Escalante Elementary School and as the Director of the District's English as a Second Language Program. Prior to coming to Gar/ield County, Ms. Adams worked in Iron County as a teacher. Janet Adams is Nationally Board certified. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and a Masters Degree in Educational Administration from Southern Utah University. Dr. George Park, Superintendent of Garfield County, commented, "Ms. Adams has the support of the high school staff and the community as she takes on this new assignment." The Principal's position at Escalante Elementary School will be filled by Head Teacher, Sue Bassett who previously served as PrincipalATeacher at Boulder Elementary from 1985 through 1993. Ms. Bassett also served as a 3 rJ and 5th grades teacher at Escalante Elementary from 1995 through 2004. Dr. Park stated, "We have high confidence that the children of Escalante will fare well under the capable leadership of Ms. Bassett." VEDA HALE STUDIO AND GALLERY ORIGINALS AND PRINTS ALSO FEATUREING OTHER NOTED LOCAL ARTISTS WALLACE LEE, LVNN GRIFFIN, RANDSOM OWENS VALERIE ORELEMANN, ELODIE MCGUIRK, NEUCILE YARDLEY 6 3 N. MAIN, PANGUITCH, UT 6 4 7 5 9 435-676-2695 Vedahale@yahoo.com Bring thto «d and imutn a 10% Dtecwml Jocelyn Harris of Tropic, was selected as the new Miss Garfield County 2006-7 at the Miss Garfield County pageant held Saturday, August 12th. Her attendants are LibbyLeFevre as 1st attendant, and Chelsea Tebbs as 2nd attendant. Other awards given to the girls include the Talent award given to Teah Caine, the Director's Award (the girl who turned in all her paperwork on time and was an outstanding contestant) went to Chelsea Tebbs, the Swimsuit award went to Jocelyn Harris, the Onstage Question award went to Autumn Excell and the Evening W ear award went to Libby LeFevre. The theme of the pagaent was "Fun in the Sun" and the contestants all did outstanding jobs as they competed for the title. Harris competed with a self-choreographed Tahitian dance, Excell performed a self- choreographed modern hip-hop dance, LeFevre performed an original Irish step-dance, Caine performed 'The Greatest Love of All" in sign language, and Tebbs performed a self- choreographed lyrical dance. It was a fantastic night and every girl truly did a remarkable job in interview, talent, swimwear, on-stage question and evening wear, and the competition was very close. Harris and her royalty will reign at this weekend's Garfield County Fair. In three weeks, 1 st Attendant Libby LeFevre will represent our county as she competes at the Miss Utah State Fair pageant. Harris will compete for the title Miss Utah next July. Thanks to all that attended the pageant and for everyone's support, especially for the Garfield County Commissioners who have made the pageant possible. ARCHERY HUNTERS SHOULD SEE MORE YOUNG BUCKS More young buck deer should be available to Utah's archery hunters this season, but seeing and bagging one of those bucks could be a challenge. "Across most of Utah, the number of deer is continuing to climb at a slow but steady pace," says Craig McLaughlin, big game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. Based on surveys conducted after Utah's rifle hunt ended last fall, DWR biologists estimate 296,000 deer were in Utah at the start of last winter. That's 7,000 more animals than the 289,000 deer estimated in the state after the 2004 rifle hunt ended. 'The main reason for the improvement is good weather," McLaughlin said. 'The state has received good precipitation over the past two years. More moisture on the ground translates into more deer on the ground. The does are also in better shape and that allows them to care for their fawns better, which helps more fawns make it through the winter." The Southern Region is the area where archers should see the most improvement in deer numbers. McLaughlin says deer numbers are also up in parts of the Central and Southeastern regions. "Most of the state's general season hunting units have an average of 17 bucks per 100 does. That's the highest average we've seen since 2000," McLaughlin said. "During surveys this past March and April, our biologists also found an average of 70 fawns per 100 does across most of the state, so I think good numbers of young bucks will be available to archers this season." Actually seeing and taking one of those bucks could be a challenge, however. McLaughlin says the rain that fell this spring and early summer left plenty of watering holes for the deer and lots of vegetation "Archery hunters need to look over areas carefully this year, because the deer are going to be well hidden," he said. "If the weather remains hot and dry, the vegetation will be dry too, and that will make it challenging for hunters to sneak up on deer." McLaughlin says the deer also have plenty of watering holes. "Because of all the watering holes, the deer are going to be very scattered," he said. "Hunters need to spend time traveling over large areas and looking for deer in mid to high elevations." He also suggests scouting before the hunt, and practicing your spotting and stalking skills, are the keys to finding success this season. "Scouting before the opener will pay off because you'll learn the travel routes deer are taking in the area you'll be hunting," he said. "Also, practice your stalking skills. Work on them a little bit before the hunt, and you should do well." As of Aug. 2, more than 3,200 general archery permits were still available for the hunt. Permits may be purchased at the DWR's Web site (www.wildlife.utah.gov), at DWR offices and from more than 340 hunting license agents in the state. "Last year, archery permits sold out the day before the hunt started," says Judi 1\itorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the DWR. 'They're selling at an even faster pace this year, so I'd encourage hunters to buy their permit as soon as possible." |